вторник, 27 сентября 2011 г.

In the previous posts I described Russian colours made in 1654 for “New model”Foot & Reitar regiments. The colour/standard of the 1st coy was regimental. It was white & decorated with double-headed eagle. Other colours were colored & were decorated with various symbols (after colonel’s choice). All colours had Orthodox Cross at the top in the center. They could also have mottos. Reitar standards had a fringe & tassels. Colours of 1654 were made from expensive cloths & were embroidered with gold & silver.

During the War of 1654-67 Russian colours were simplified. A document of 1655 describes colours made for Foot, Reitar & Dragoon regiments of Belgorod Polk (one of the territorial Corps/military districts). They didn’t have any symbols or mottos. The only decorations were Orthodox Cross (moved to the right upper corner) & stars meaning the number of a coy. Silk clothes were changed to the cheap ones. Embroidery changes to an applique.

пятница, 16 сентября 2011 г.

Recent I found an article by Bolotina & Novoselov which includes a list of Swedish colours taken at Lesnaya. I compared them with data about colours from Hoglund’s book. Drawings are made by D. Schorr & used with his kind permission.

I don’t identify 3 units (## 15-17). Their names are given as in original text (see scan in Russian)

(1)Hoglund writes that “Standards m/1686 were never issued to the regiment. Through Poltava the regiment carried those issued in 1684 (reconstruction) — feuille-morte field with lion, numbers, wreath, monogram and crown in gold, and palm branches in silver”. The regiment lost at least one company colour of m/1684 at Erestfer. Evidently after 1701 it got a new set of colours. By the way, Abo Infantry had red colors.

пятница, 9 сентября 2011 г.

Site of Spanish Ministry of Culture contains an images of Polish unit named: "Uniforme de Ulanos o polaco a caballo para la guarnición de Viena en lugar del regimiento de Mecklenburgo" (click) dated 1785. Does anybody have any idea about this unit?

четверг, 8 сентября 2011 г.

King’s Main army gathered for a campaign around Warszawa at the beginning of January consisted of 5 Reiter, 4 Dragoon & 7 Foot regiments, totaled about 7,000 of Foot & 7,000 of Horse. Army had 40 cannons & 24 pontoons. Additionally King Stanislaw joined Swedes with 25 choragwies (17 Wallachian & 8 Polish, ab. 1,000-1,500).

Reiter regiments (5):

Livregementet till hast,

Sodra Skanska,

Ostgota,

Vastgota,

Upplands tremännings (Kruse),

Dragoons (4):

Meierfelt,

Taube,

Ducker,

Stenbock.

Foot (7), all regiments of 2 batts, except Guards of 4:

Livgardet till fot,

Dal,

Uppland,

Ostgota,

Jonkoping,

Kalmar,

Pommerska varvade (Horn);

Other troops:

Drabanten,

Enspannare company

Skaraborg Foot was left in Warszawa. The rest army on 7th January crossed Vistula via ice & marched to Hrodno.

воскресенье, 4 сентября 2011 г.

List of the French Mediterranean Fleet in Toulon in 1707 from History of Queen Anna reign. 6 Year (1707). Other sources give another data: 16 ships of 1st rank, 8 of 2nd rank, 24 of 3rd rank, 6 of 4th, 4 frigates, 4 corvette, 13 fireships, 13 other ships. They were armed with 567 cooper & 3036 metal cannons. Additionally there were 11 galleys in Marseilles.
Link to the List of French fleet in 1707

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